National Sports

After serving as fifth at last month's world championship, E.J. Harnden has joined Team Brad Gushue on a full-time basis. Harnden fills the vacancy created by Brett Gallant's departure to join a new-look Team Brendan Bottcher next season.

Toronto FC wingback Jacob Shaffelburg is going home. Thanks to HFX Wanderers' 2-0 win Tuesday at Guelph United, the Halifax-based CPL team will host Toronto FC and Shaffelburg, a native of Port Williams, N.S.

NEW YORK — Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse will miss Game 6 of Edmonton's first-round playoff series with Los Angeles after the NHL suspended him one game for head-butting Kings forward Phillip Danault.

ROME — Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament on Wednesday while fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez lost her second-round match.

Toronto Maple Leafs left-winger Michael Bunting is one of the finalists of the Calder Trophy.

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves in unfamiliar territory -- a loss away from elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

One Canadian team is just a win away from advancing to the second round. For another, it's one loss and they're out.

EDMONTON — Three point nights from Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid couldn't save the Oilers. Now Edmonton's season is on the line.

TORONTO — Jason Spezza stood up in the Maple Leafs locker room following another disastrous start.

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a mammoth three-run drive in the ninth inning for his first walk-off home run in the major leagues to give the New York Yankees a 6-5 comeback victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.